Revised Common Lectionary

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Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, May 19, 2019, the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C)

1Now the apostles and
the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles
had also accepted the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to
Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him,
3saying, "Why did
you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?"
4Then Peter began to
explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5"I was in the city of Joppa
praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was
something like a large sheet coming down from heaven,
being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to
me. 6As I looked at it
closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey,
reptiles, and birds of the air. 7I also heard a voice saying to me,
'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.' 8But I replied, 'By no means,
Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my
mouth.' 9But a
second time the voice answered from heaven, 'What God
has made clean, you must not call profane.'
10This happened three
times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven.
11At that very moment
three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house
where we were. 12The
Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a
distinction between them and us. These six brothers also
accompanied me, and we entered the man's house.
13He told us how he had
seen the angel standing in his house and saying,
'Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter;
14he will give you a
message by which you and your entire household will be
saved.' 15And as I
began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it
had upon us at the beginning. 16And I remembered the word of the
Lord, how he had said, 'John baptized with water, but
you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
17If then God gave them
the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the
Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder
God?" 18When they
heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God,
saying, "Then God has given even to the Gentiles the
repentance that leads to life."

Psalm 148:1-14

1Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens;

praise him in the heights!

2Praise him, all his
angels;

praise him, all his host!

3Praise him, sun and
moon;

praise him, all you shining stars!

4Praise him, you
highest heavens,

and you waters above the heavens!

5Let them praise the
name of the Lord,

for he commanded and they were created.

6He established them
forever and ever;

he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.

7Praise the Lord from
the earth,

you sea monsters and all deeps,

8fire and hail, snow
and frost,

stormy wind fulfilling his command!

9Mountains and all
hills,

fruit trees and all cedars!

10Wild animals and all
cattle,

creeping things and flying birds!

11Kings of the earth
and all peoples,

princes and all rulers of the earth!

12Young men and women
alike,

old and young together!

13Let them praise the
name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

his glory is above earth and heaven.

14He has raised up a
horn for his people,

praise for all his faithful,

for the people of Israel who are close to him.

Praise the Lord!

Second Reading Revelation 21:1-6

1Then I saw a new
heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the
first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
2And I saw the holy
city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a loud
voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of God
is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God;
they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with
them; 4he will wipe
every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the
first things have passed away."

5And the one who was
seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all
things new." Also he said, "Write this, for
these words are trustworthy and true." 6Then he said to me, "It is
done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the
end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the
spring of the water of life."

Gospel John 13:31-35

31When he had gone out,
Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified,
and God has been glorified in him. 32If God has been glorified in him,
God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him
at once. 33Little
children, I am with you only a little longer. You will
look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to
you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'
34I give you a new
commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have
loved you, you also should love one another. 35By this everyone will know that
you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another."